potter
1a person who makes pottery.
Origin of potter
1Other definitions for potter (2 of 3)
Origin of potter
2Other words from potter
- pot·ter·er, noun
- pot·ter·ing·ly, adverb
Other definitions for Potter (3 of 3)
Be·a·trix [bee-uh-triks], /ˈbi ə trɪks/, 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
Paul, 1625–54, Dutch painter.
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How to use potter in a sentence
For several weeks he and Dr. Wolff had pottered about the set of rooms that were to be graced by Georgie's presence.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsFurthermore, he was hungry, and he did not propose to lie there and starve while old Cash pottered around the stove.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerPeople that pottered round and skipped about from one thing to another were bound to lose.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresBentham pottered about in the grounds and under the old chestnut-trees, codifying, gardening, and talking to occasional disciples.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenHurried as he professed to be, the trail foreman pottered around as if time was worthless, but finally mounted.
Wells Brothers | Andy Adams
British Dictionary definitions for potter (1 of 3)
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
a person who makes pottery
British Dictionary definitions for potter (2 of 3)
esp US and Canadian putter
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
(intr; often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
(intr; often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to potter about town
(tr usually foll by away) to waste (time): to potter the day away
the act of pottering
Origin of potter
2Derived forms of potter
- potterer or esp US and Canadian putterer, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Potter (3 of 3)
/ (ˈpɒtə) /
(Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)
Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals
Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others
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